Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
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Rononblo IS, A, Rod&or, Paqm “9, 7or oont87ia a ptironu afsor ooa-
to tha oount7 kl, ior l a ah PIlo,
riotion ! b7 nearrrt going and do&q, praotiaablo rout0 by pr:VatO OOtWJ~OO, tOE QMt8 ri18, by ratlutay,, 8OVOA Md onddt OOnt8 8 DUO, a1O1 7or aonto7fn a prl8oner 8rn8tod 011 & UUr Mt Of l @88 f trOa anoth8r 8WOd or aounty to thr 8ouH jail ot the aouat7 fror
whioh ?A8 pro0088 ~8 lrrurd, for aoh Jl8 (otnd and ooaiag, Or noaro8t praa-
8ntelrd tioabl8 twelto and one-h4lf ooat8. route, "11. for OaOh tiI0 h8 M&J ba oempllod fn raautind to 8rarcrI arlmlml proorrr and Or attaohirq WitlW88 8IalWXl~~ nbfon uul one- half aenter TOr tr~v~ibg in ih0 8erViOO Of pFOOO88 not otherulro provldeb for, the #um of aeven urb onr-half oente for (3(ioh milo go- ing Ma r.turala& xi two or molu puron8 ro mentioned la UQU writ, or two or
more writ8 in the 8um aaao hr 8hal.l OhargO Oni7 fOr the di8t~100 aOtU& 4iid 1&00088&?i4 travolrd in thr 8am0." Arti vIPnOn’8 AIUiOtat~d Cod0 0f mJk.%Mi ioil ~rooeduro, read8 an foflou8~ itO& of 008tS 8b83.1 br tared toZ l ‘Ilo purported 8enlar whioh war not pOriom8d or iOF 8 8bZ?ViOc, WhiQh l&O tee i8 *X&Wk& proridad by law,"
Artiolr VW, ~o?noh*r Annotated Tourn Coda of criainel ?roorduro, ma68 a6 iollonrr
‘ihen a $&pent has been rendered against a defendant for I peouniuy finr,
ii he 18 prosent, he rhau bo inpriron.6
in jail until, dlsoharg@d aa povldeb b7
law. A OtIFtlfled 002~ Oi WAOh jU&gWtSt
shall be w$fioient uthorfzo suoh ia- . "
prieonaent
Eonorablo IL A, li0a808, Pa60 4
%hen a poouniu~ f lno hS8 bea adjudwd &@iJl8t 8 dOiOn&&h not &UOOOBt 8 Oapt88 rorthwith bs 1Ssued for hl8 arroot. shall
The sheriff shall xoouto tho saw by plaoin( ths 40f0dim in jail."
Am010 789, vO#~d~'8 hIUtObtO6 TOXS8 CO60 Of Criminal Proooduro, roada a8 follw81 Vhoro ouah Oa~i88 1SSUO8, is 8u
okato th8 roaaitlorr -1 uouat of the
judgmoat aa amuat unpaid thenon,
~a 0-a tho shsrirf 00 t0k0 the a0-
fondant and plaoo him in Jai; unii;h;ho au6 upa 8-h jua
u00iu-d furthor ooot8 of aolloot ng tho soaio aro 'I"
pia, or until darenamt I8 other-
~180 lopylly 4lSahar8Sd.* tit1010 998, vomoaQ8 Aano$ataQ T8nr cod0 of CriPrFnal Proooduro, read0 S8 fOiiOW8l~
*:;ihon adondant her been oonmittod t0 jail ia aOf!Uit Of th0 fiJP3 atI6 008t8
/ dJuOgo6 againat hi.@ tho further onforoo-
aont of suoh ud&nd ohall bo ia aoaordanoo pror i 81On8 of wl# this CO402 btiOi.8 793 8Bd 196, ~OMOll'O mOt8t0d T0X08
cods of Crlahai proaoduro, prod40 the 8oti8rS0tm JudgPento la blsd8u.eanor oases by plaolng t&o oonvlatod la the oouat7 wo r khouse, o ounty farm, l to., and derondant by eongdlliry aald bsfW&lat to labor bt0. Artiolo ON, VSMOB’8 Annotated Tax88 C&O of CF d nai ~roooauro, 18 Sp- plioablo to Justfoo Courts, and duls rlth the satlsfaotlon of judwents in Juatioo Courts in criminal Caao8e
xtlole 795, Vernon's Annotated loxas Cod8 o? reaC8 as r0ii0wS; SrfmFrul irdOehr0,
*:ihen , by the juGgment of the olurt, a Jofsndaat 18 to bo lmprlaonod in JSll, S carti,Pie& co;,y of ouch jucgzent shall bs
Yurflcient authority fclr the sheriff to
plsoo auoh dofondant la jail."
Artio1e 796, Yornon’o AMotatoQ Tom. cod. 0r crImiaA1 Proooauro, road. a. iOUOuoI
.A oaplao ioouod for the arroot and 0011 ritoioaS of on0 ooavlotrd oi a riod*mmnor
enaltl oi uhioh or aaf per8 thorooi b in jail.*
lutfol. IO?, Vornua’o Anaot.tod Tom. Qodo of crlmlaal Proeoduro, roads a0 r0iw0t jail “A doratdult *ho ha. remhod ia
the length ut tlmo roquIre.6 by tho jud&mont b0 6100har&.& Tho horlfi oh8U rw -11 the oapiar oopy of the turn or tho
undo? ohioh the doion t wao lBpr1.oB.6, to proper oourt, how It was oxooutod.* rating Thfo dopaxtment h&o ropoatodly ruled
and ahf3rlrro uo no% entitloa to r000
psrformod as outlined by tho irr etatutor, o-106, o-698, o-768, 0463, 0460, aa maay 0-r 0pia~0 0f thio aopartaeat.
Opiaion Ro. O-850 thir dopartmaa8 holds t&t a tho Ius Of $t,OO for 1wlly xooutia( CoBrtablo ir ontitled a valid warrant oi rroot la a aiodeoioanur ~~80, l uoh goooo;oz: torod $ last doioadmt 011 00nvi0tlon, Thio a0 IO not on 0” Itlod ropoato fb riled howoror that Oenotable to any rOOO ror making $lloml rfeoto.
Opinion No. 0463 of thio dopartaukt holdo that Conotablo lo not entitled to ohargo and oolleot a for or &SO ror taking ang l p p r o rlng a bun6 ln a nLodomoano r oar0 ualo o o t77, VorBoBto AmotaSed ho ecuaplioo with Artioio 873 and 3tiolo Toxao Codo of crimI~1 Fruooduro of Texas; that a ooaaitssnt for whloh a poaoo oHIoor a valid order of tho oourt, aftor oonrlot:on IO allowed a ioo of $1.00 IO xeouting
oi a dofondant, cIrsot:w tLat the dofondant bo plaood in jail and oonfinod t:Loro that a rol~aoo ~5atii th0 judgment or tho 0m-t is bati0ri0a for whioh a raoo ofiloor IO allcrroi a fob 0 #LOO IO SOr ro- loaol~6 or ohargl~ a dofondoat a! fror for00 aad offoot d
Eonorablo E, A. Bodg.8, Pyo b
a $~dgmon* reotralnlq U
0 tfi%oB itO. ~116~ of this doputmbn% holds tha$ only rhoro E ho hots Bow tlut the dofondant IO
uoto4 of a Co~tablo at #o tlmo ho plwdr ria0 i0 oh0 OsQak blO l Btitb6 )b l rurthw hoi60 that rhon tho dorenndant Juotioo 0r the pear* and mama 10 ooe t0a b th0 Jwtloo %a paymeat e2 60rOawb rir0, th0 00~0 able P t not l tiu0a to a roio~oo r00.
;iO ROlOOO herwiSh 00piOO Oi OpiaiaO XOO. O-563, ana 04437, whloh pars oa puootionr similar $0 CW.lB9, 04104 tho qUO.tiOB Lnv0ivba hor0i.a. In rnoror your first r;uootion you uo roopoot- hrlly ahired that it IO the opinion 0s thl(i ea0puwm2t~ that;
1. Tho Ooaotablo 10 ontltlod to #&OO ror oaoh 10~1 arroot made. ii0 10 l RtitiOa t0 210 fOe0 rOT ii%Ogal U- rooto,
2* Tho Oonotablo IO ontltlod to $1.00 ror xooutlag oaoh raUd oommitaont la d.odanoanor oaoeor Tho oommitmont i~ouoo only after oontiotion 0s a 60rmdaat. 4ho ooaritmont* or authority iQUIooludat, whloh tho Donotablo x6@~808 in mIodemoanor o8ooo where a poounlary fin0 has b8oa ad&ago& against a defendant, whore tho dofondant IO prooont, IO oortiflod oopg of bwh judgaioat, as outlined by ~.?tiolo 787, xi in ouoh oaoo th4 dof~dant b not preoont, 0. C. P* th0 moapla:i%horIsad and dsooribod In rrtloloo 780 and 743) c, C, P,, oupra, is tho owimltumW uhlah tho Conotablo 0x0-’ 3hers juQzfaBt is imprisorsmnt in jail outeo* Artioieo apply and thr moocaftnen~R in 795 ana 796; c. a. P, l wka, suok aabeo wouli, be oithor a oortiffod oopy 0s tbo ju *oapiao*, clopendent upon th0 faotb involved thsro n. ?‘Tho Constable would exsouto the “OtmBltmMP br ploolng th0 defend- ant iz jail as dirooted ln the orbur; when thie was dono by virtue of a rail6 oomnltmont tho Conotablo would hwo oarnsd his for and bo ontltlod thoroto it, as and when, SSBIO was ool- leotea.
3. The Coaotablr is entitled to tl.30 for takIn& ad a .proving defendant** bond In a mIsOoiw3anor oaoo prori606 9ape i 0 done in acooraanoo with law aa in OWIQ~IUIOO with ,ixtIol88 273 .Ind 277, Yernont8 Anaotatod Texas 0060 Of OririMl Proooauro. *7 -.
7 . 824
BonwabU II, A, Hodgoo, Pago ?
4. The Coaatablo is not ntitlod to a reloaoo foe unlooo ho ii8 tho dorondmt ia his aotual legal oustodr at the tins t&o doronaaa~ myo hlo rmo ana oooto or oat~of~oo - . jail and tho Conotablo thot uad thorn saao by hyiin& it ou8 4 rrw tho for00 4md l r r00t 0r a ro1oaoro d0r0nam uagplurs rootraining hl.n. The t;sn g~oloa80m oortoplatso a. SUL rite ~4 lot@ rolo&oo and dioohargo iron t&o judgmoit “y: rostralain& t l defondad, this atlofaotorily moworo your Ia-
4ruo’Ung that Quiry, we are 7ou-8
Vary truly AT'XRHtT OW W TEXAS APPEOVEDOCT 24, 1940
. ATTORNEY GZNERAL OF Tms